Payphones Past

News-Press.com: Payphones Do Serve a Purpose



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A News-Press.com reporter eavesdrops on a payphone in Fort Myers, Florida, reporting on the content of the calls. The story also includes a map of Fort Myers payphone locations and some interesting facts and figures about payphone usage today:

“Nearly a billion calls were made from pay phones last year. One day last
week, two handfuls of people made pay phone calls from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
at the Rosa Parks Transportation Center in downtown Fort Myers. Many
are poor or in their own transition, for better or worse.

Read more at News-Press.com.

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